Art Laboe, longtime oldies DJ, dead at 97
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Art Laboe died Friday at the age of 97 after contracting pneumonia. He was known for sharing his love of oldies music for more than seven decades on the radio.
Laboe, who was known for coining the phrase "oldies but goodies," produced his last radio show after 75 years on the air last week, which broadcast Sunday night.
He is credited with helping end segregation in Southern California by organizing live DJ shows at drive-in eateries that attracted Whites, Blacks and Latinos who danced to rock ‘n’ roll and shocked an older generation still listening to Frank Sinatra and Big Band music.
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